Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
The Way to Obtain Title for Mines
 by Patent from the United States
(Copp's Q. s. Mining D,ei,ions.l

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 1. The applicant is required to hayI
 6 correct survey of his claim under gu
 thority of the surveyor-general Of th,
 state.
 2. Post plat of such survey in a con-
 spicuous place on the clam, with notic.
 of bis intention to apply for patent. ssic
 notice giving date of posting, name oi | claimant, name of claim, mining district
 and county. whether the location is or
 record or not, and if SO, where to bs ! found; number of feet claimed and pre- srmed direction thereof; the number of feet each way from discovery shaf and name or names of other sdjoinins claimants on same or other consigioul | claim,
 3 After posting above notice of plat and | notice on the premises, the claimant vii | file with the register and recelver 6 copy of such plat and field notes of survey also the affidavit of two witnesses, credI ble that such plat and notice srs posted conspicuously on the claim, giving date and place of such posting, a copy of the notice SO posted to be attached to and form 6 part of such affidavit, 4. Attached to field notes must be the sworn statement of claimant that he has Possessory to the premises therein described by virtue of compliance of himself or grsntors with the mining district. state or territory.
 8 This affidavit should be supported by proper evidence from the mining re- corder's office ss to his possessory right.
 If 6 locator, 6 full, true and correct copy of his location should be furnished, said copy sttessed by seal of recorder; if no seal, make oath to the correctness of same; and where the applicant claims with others as locator and those others have transferred any or all their inter- ests, q copy of original record of loca- ton should be filed and sn abstract of title from recorder.
 6. In the event of loss by fire of min ing records, affidavit of such should be made and secondary evidence of title re- ceived.
 2. On receipt of these papers, the register will, at the expense of claimant. publish, for sixty days. \ notice of suoh application in the paper nearest the claim.
 9. Too much care can not be exer cised in the preparation of these no- tices.
 10. The claimant, st the time of fling papers with register. or during the sixty days publication. must file certificate of surveyor general that not less than $500 worth of labor has been expended on Im- provements made on the claim, and that the plat filed by the claimant is correct and the field notes of survey so correct that the premises may be fully Identi- fed. This certificate had better be iu- dorsed on plat and field notes.
 Il. After sixty dsys' publication has expired, the claimant will file his sfh- dsYIt that the plat and notice aforesaid remained conspicuously posted for or during the sixty dsys's publication. Upon filing the foregoing papers, the register will. if no adverse claim wss filed during sixty days publication, per init the claimant to pay for the land, etc.
 F. The register must certify, in send ing up papers. that the notice, plat and field notes posted in his office for sixty dsys-trom such time to such tune. The consecutive series of numbers of mineral entries must be continued
 13. The plat and field notes of survey must be conspicuously posted in the land office for sixty days, this plat. field notes, etc, to be furnished by applicant.
 IA. The abstracts of title must come down to and include, if possible, the last date until papers are forwarded or leave the office Ca late ruling(.